In reply to another_mark:
A much less confrontational way to express your choice might have been.
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I had a good look at all the alternatives and bought the Peantax K-30 based on the following strengths:
- Weather sealed body and lens
- Body with two control dials
- Almost 100% pentaprism viewfinder.
- Built in image stabilisation.
- Good range of k-lenses from Pentax, Samsung, Tamron and Sigma
The downsides include:
- Slightly low power battery
- No external microphone
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See how that has minimal fan-boyism?
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My list for the Nikon would have been simplier:
- I like the feel of Nikons and would enjoy taking photos with it
- Its a Nikon (extremely shallow, but true)
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The second point is me wanting to be a Nikon fan-boy, but stuck with loads of Canon kit, lol.